Lesser electric ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser electric ray lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Narcine bancroftii
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Torpediniformes
Family	Narcinidae

Where does the lesser electric ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser electric ray in 4 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Cutias.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lesser electric ray endangered?

The lesser electric ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lesser electric ray?

The lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Torpediniformes and the family Narcinidae, genus Narcine. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser electric ray

The lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii), also known as the Brazilian electric ray, small electric ray, spotted torpedo ray, torpedofish or trembler, is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae found on the western coastal fringes of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It is a small slow-moving fish, living in the surf zone of sandy or muddy beaches. Here it is easily caught as bycatch by shrimp fisheries and seine netters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser electric ray (revision 1362503427), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5016476 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).